Do you think R2R would actually disrupt OEM's price discrimination models? Even with perfect repair rights wouldn't OEMs just shift to more sophisticated forms of price discrimination like firmware control, diagnostic tools, or planned degradation. I think we could end up in a cycle where every R2R victor just pushes for more sophisticated lock-in mechanisms (like apple's parts pairing).
Do you think R2R would actually disrupt OEM's price discrimination models? Even with perfect repair rights wouldn't OEMs just shift to more sophisticated forms of price discrimination like firmware control, diagnostic tools, or planned degradation. I think we could end up in a cycle where every R2R victor just pushes for more sophisticated lock-in mechanisms (like apple's parts pairing).
That will likely what happen. But this may anger customers even more.